Pocket structure for garments



'Nov. 4, 1950.

c. w. MASTIN POCKET STRUCTURE FOR GARMENTS Filed April 15, 1929 (Zarence7VMaslz'n.

Patented Nov. 4, 1930 CLARENCE w. MAsrIN, or sen ANTonIqTEXAs rocxn'rSTRUCTURE r on eABntEnrs Application filed April 15, 1929. Seria1'No.355,409. I

My invention is an improvement in pockets for wearing apparel, andrelates more especially to the construction of patch-pockets attached tothe outside/of the garment,-

as for instance to a shirt, coat, etc.

The primary object of my 'invention'is to provide a'construction ofpatch-pocket in the form of a multiple pocket which will have thegeneral neat apearance of an ordinary patch-pocket with" a vertical boxpleat at the center andthe 'usual'fiap at the upper end thereof.

A further object of my invention is to provide a patch-pocket ofthegeneral character mentioned having a pocket the opening of which iscovered by the usual flap at the upper end thereof and a companionpocket with a vertical opening thereto covered by one side of the boxpleat, said com,- panion pocket providing both a safety pocket toprevent articles placed therein from accldentally falling out, and asecret pocket.

A further object of my invention is to provide in addition to the mainand companion pockets a narrow pocket at one side thereof to receive apen, pencil, or other narrow article inserted through an opening at theupper end of said pocket covered by the flap or through an opening atsaid connected end of the flap.

Other objects and advantages of my 111- vention will hereinafter appear,and what I particularly claim as new and desire to protect by LettersPatent is more specifically set forth in the appended claim.

In the drawings, forming a part of this specification V v Figure 1 is afront view of a patch-pocket constructed in accordance with myinvention. a 1

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the flap raised and the several pocketsindicated, in dotted lines. 7

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 with parts broken away ,to show theformation of the pockets, and

Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional views on the lines 4-4 and 55 of'Fig. 2.

My invention is applied to that particular type of pocket in which thematerial form- .when' said flap is lifted.

ing the same is attached to the outer side of the garment 6, such as ashirt or coat, and'is commonly called a patch-pocket, the upper endthereof being covered by a flap 7 secured to th'e'material ofthegarmentby a double line of stitches 8, in the present instance saidstitches terminating in short distance from the opposite ends of saidflap, as

shown in Fig. .1, and the material forming the two-ply flap sewedtogeth'rat its opposite sides and lower end by a double line of stitches9 at the edges thereof. By terminating the attaching stitches 8 of theflap a short distance from the sides thereof openings 10 10 are leftateach side, one leading to a small compartment in the pocket structurehere inafter described, the attachemnt of the flap to theg arinent beingspaced from said pocket structurefor access to the small compartmentiorpocket 'as well as the main pocket In further carrying out my inventionI make 'up the pocket structure of a lining 11 and facing-material 12,the latterbeing preferably ofthe same material of which the gar ment, ismade audis provided with iajbox pleat13 the'mee'ting edgesof'the innerplies offwhich' are stitched together throughout the length of the pleatand to the facing ma: terial by stitches 14 for a certaindistanceonlyfrom the lower end of the pocket structure so that an opening 15 will beleft between the, upper end of saidstitches 14, or tacking stitches 16at this point, and the upperend of the pocket structure, said openingleading into a pocket :17 formed between the lin ing 11 and facing12wvhen they are attached to the garment by the double lines ofstitches18 'at'the sidesand lower end of said pocket structure, while a mainpocket 19 is formed between the liningand body of the garment. To leavean openingto the main pocket at the upper end thereofthe liningandfacing material only are connected by stitches 20, and to provide anarrow pocket 21 at one side of the pockets 17-19'for pens, pen: cils,etc;the lining 11 is stitched to the body ofthe garment by a linei'offstitches 22, with. the opening 21 into said pocket on a ver-, ticalline with; p the aforementioned opening iii 10 left at the attached endof the pocket flap 7. Pencil A rests in pocket 21, while pencil Aextending through opening 10 is supported by clip a.

In providing the opening 15 which leads .to the safety-pocket 17 the boxpleat and facing material are not in one piece, as. is usual in thisgeneral form of patch-pocket, but is made of two pieces joined togetherbe- I hind the face of the pleat from the bottom up to the tackingstitches 16 beyond which they are separated to the top. of the pocketstructure thereby leaving theopening or slit 15 at the center of theupper. end of said safety-pocket, the loose edge of the section 12 of.the facing material being hemmed as usual and the meeting, edges of theinnerv folded portions of the box pleat which is formed 'on the other.section of the. facing material sewed together throughout their lengthand to. theflining fromthe bottom. up to the. pocketopening ashereinbefore dc: scribed The. opening to the safety pocket is therebycovered by one. side of the pleat,

as shown in Fig. 4:, and when the. flap. is to be buttoned; on thepocket a button 23.- is sewed to the box pleat and the. flap providedwith a button hole 24:.

From the foregoing description in connecas through the innerattachedvend of the flap,

the particular construction of boththe pocket structure and flap givingthe general:"outerv appearance of an ordinary patch. pocket, whereby thesafety pocket is alsov of the natureof a secret pocket, asthe openingthere.- to is coverediby the box pleatv In using. the small pocket theupper end. of. the article, as a'pencil, if 'ofsuch length as to,extendthrough the opening in the attached end; of the flap will not interferewith. the openingv ofthe flap togain access to the main pocket (see Figs'l and 2'), and'of coursecan beremoved wlthout liftingfthe flap, while.access to the safety pocket is reached beneath the upper part of oneside of the box pleat, and this pocket opening vbeing atv the. upper,part of the pocket at the center thereofand: shielded'by the box pleatwill safely retain. articles within said-pocket.

Obviously the opening to the safety pocket; may be provided: should thepocket facingand box pleat be formed from one piece of material, inwhich instance the slit forthe opening to said pocket would be formed bycutting the material for the desired distance from the top thereof atone side of the connected inner folds of said box pleat, but theconstruction shown and described is preferiable for economy ofconstruction. Likewise other modifications may be resorted to incarrying. out my invention, within the spirit and scope of the appendedclaim.

I claim:

Apatch pocket for garments comprising a lining and facing materialattached to each other around the edges thereof and to the garment atthe edges of the sides and lower end to provide an inner or main pocketopening, out; at its upper end and an auxiliary pocket between thelining and facing material, a vertical box pleat formed on the, outerside of the facing at the center thereof, and a slit through the facingmaterial behind the center of the box pleat leading into the upper partof the auxiliary pocket between the facing and; lining, the box pleatbeing sewed. to the, facing material at one side of the slit andto bothsides of said facing material from a,

the. slit tothe bottom of the auxiliary pocket.

CLARENCE MASTIN.

